Speculation: IF the entire season is locked out, where do the Leafs draft?

[Michel Beauchamp]

At the 2005 Draft Lottery Colorado was originally awarded the 27th overall pick, which they eventually traded to Washington.

I even remember James Duthie saying during the Draft Lottery that year how all 30 teams had their 2005 1st round picks.

You're right.

Colorado traded that pick for two 2nd-round picks (#47 and #52) to Washington on Draft Day.

 

[-DeMo-]

At the 2005 Draft Lottery Colorado was originally awarded the 27th overall pick, which they eventually traded to Washington.

I even remember James Duthie saying during the Draft Lottery that year how all 30 teams had their 2005 1st round picks.

this is probably true but not because the NHL mandated that everyone have there pick. I think it happened because it's rare for a team to trade there 1st round pick for a draft thats not the upcoming one. espicially in a year where everyone knew it was Crosby's draft year. there's no way anyone would deal there pick before the season started.

according to these 3 sources in the 03-04 season, which was the last season before the lockout, no 2005 1st round picks were traded.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003–04_NHL_transactions

http://nhltradeshistory.blogspot.ca/2007/08/trades-of-2004.html

http://www.nhltradetracker.com/user/trade_list_by_season/2004-05/1

so imo I doubt the league would mandate every team having a pick, I just think that with it being the Crosby draft teams wouldn't have been willing to give up there pick prior to the start of that hockey season just in case. and since there was no season it ended up that everyone had there own picks.

 

[RogerRoeper*]

I would bet my life that if there is a draft, Columbus is winning the 1st overall pick...uncle Gary will see to it.

Gary wouldn't fix it,. Statistically, they easily have the best chance.

 

[Leaf Lander]

Here is my proposal for the draft.

Auction!

Highest bidder gets 1st. pick
Second highest gets 2nd. pick
...
Snake

Money goes into revenue sharing.

I am sure Brian Burke Can screw it up if. He tries. Hard enough

 

[indigobuffalo]

Gary wouldn't fix it,. Statistically, they easily have the best chance.

Quite right. 1/10 chance at the 1st overall, 1/125 chance at getting 1st -AND- 2nd overall, and a 1/2000 chance at 1st, 2nd AND 3rd overall.

This is based on Columbus having 5/50 chance at 1st, having a 4/49 chance at 2nd and a 3/48 chance at 3rd overall picks.
5/50 = 10%
4/49 = 8.1632653%
3/48 = 6.25%

 

[LeafsNation75]

so imo I doubt the league would mandate every team having a pick, I just think that with it being the Crosby draft teams wouldn't have been willing to give up there pick prior to the start of that hockey season just in case. and since there was no season it ended up that everyone had there own picks.

I think everyone basically knew there would have been a lockout during the 2004-2005 season, so teams didn't want to take a chance and trade away their 1st round pick in 2005.

This time around my guess is some teams didn't think there would be another lockout only 8 years later, because it didn't stop the Rangers and Kings from trading away their 1st round picks in 2013.

 

[charliolemieux]

Isn't this the year NJD has to give up their 1st for the Kovalchuk penalty?

 

[LeafsNation75]

Isn't this the year NJD has to give up their 1st for the Kovalchuk penalty?

They have do either give up for the 2013 Draft or 2014 Draft. However since New Jersey is hosting in 2013 chances are they won't do it.

 

[pooleboy]

http://timgur.com/nhl/draft/index#

Lockout lottery simulator.

Leafs pick...

1st try....8th
2nd try ...2nd
3rd try...18th
4th try....11th
5th try...4th
6th try....17th
7th try....4th
8th try....13th
9th try...12th
10th try...12th

Took 46 tries to get 1st pick.

Calgary, Carolina, Dallas seem to be showing up a lot in 1st pick.

took 15 tries before Toronto was 1st overall .

Boston had it my 3rd try lmao, would puke and never watch NHL again